Turn your passion into a professional diving career. Comprehensive training designed for future PADI Instructors.
Scuba Diving is not just a hobby.
It is a lifestyle, a community, exploration, and freedom.
It is the moment when a person breathes underwater for the first time — and their world changes forever.
But someone guided them there.
If you feel ready to become that person — to turn your passion into a profession and to inspire, educate, and shape new divers with safety and professionalism — then the PADI Instructor Development Course (IDC) at DIVENESS is your next big step.
We don’t just train instructors — We create professionals for the global diving industry!!!
The IDC we offer is not designed just to help you “pass exams”!
It is designed to help you stand confidently in any dive center in the world.
Our program lasts a full 20 days — significantly longer than most IDCs. This means:
more hands-on practical training
deeper understanding of PADI Standards
meaningful coaching and personal guidance
real preparation for everyday professional life
We don’t rush.
We build professionals.
Giannis Zagorakis — PADI Platinum Course Director for 2 consecutive years
This distinction was achieved for the first time in Greece by a Greek Course Director and reflects the level of quality, experience, and effectiveness in training new instructors.
Giannis Angelakos — PADI Master Instructor with 20 years of experience and Head Instructor of DIVENESS
By your side every day, sharing real-world experience from operating a high-standard dive center.
Angeliki Spanea — Co-owner of DIVENESS
With many years of experience in the business side of scuba diving, innovative ideas for developing diving services, outstanding sales skills, and two PADI Marketing Awards.
With her, you will see how a successful dive business truly operates — from attracting customers to turning experience into loyalty.
Beyond the IDC training staff, you will also be supported by the rest of the experienced DIVENESS team — professionals working daily on the “front line” of the diving industry. They share practical advice, real scenarios, and solutions that come from the everyday operation of an active dive center.
Because a great Instructor is not only great in the water — they are a professional at every point of contact with a diver.
DIVENESS is the first dive center in Greece with its own private training pool.
For you, this means:
excellent and controlled training conditions
free, unlimited availability for practice
comfort, safety, and proper progressive skill development
an environment that perfectly simulates your future teaching sessions
Here, you learn how to teach correctly — not just demonstrate skills.
As part of the program, you will be trained in five different Instructor specialties, giving you a significant professional advantage from day one of your career.
In the IDC market, it is common for programs to include only two specialties, while the rest are offered later with additional charges.
At DIVENESS, we chose a different philosophy: we provide a complete 5-specialty package so you begin your career already professionally empowered.
More certifications mean:
✔ greater value in the job market
✔ more teaching opportunities
✔ increased income
Specialties:
PADI Enriched Air Diver, PADI Deep Diver, PADI Full Face Diver, PADI Equipment Specialist, PADI O₂ Provider or PADI Gas Blender*
* Participants must purchase student and instructor manuals and be certified at diver level.
During the PADI Instructor Development Course, you will learn how to teach your future students with confidence and professionalism in all core PADI scuba diving programs.
You will be trained on how to properly organize a lesson, structure knowledge, and present theory in a way that is clear, meaningful, and engaging for every type of student.
At the same time, you will develop and refine your own in-water performance. You will learn not only how to demonstrate skills correctly but — more importantly — how to identify mistakes, correct them, and guide your students with safety, calmness, and professional methodology.
During the program, you will be trained, among other things, in:
✔ PADI Standards and procedures for the programs you will teach
✔ The PADI educational system — how people learn and how we teach effectively
✔ Risk management and diver safety
✔ The scuba diving business and your role as a modern professional
✔ Sales and promotion of diving
Our goal is that when you complete the IDC, you are not simply ready to pass exams —
you are ready to enter the classroom, the pool, and the sea as a complete PADI Professional Instructor.
Our goal is not just for you to finish a program.
Our goal is for you to start a career.
Through a network of partner dive centers in Greece and abroad, recommendations and career support are provided to graduates who stand out for their professionalism and attitude.
We invest in people who want to grow — and we stand by them even after the IDC ends.
PADI Divemaster certification or equivalent from a recognized organization
Minimum age: 18 years
Diver certification for at least 6 months
60 logged dives to begin the course
100 logged dives to attend the Instructor Examination
Signed medical statement of fitness within the last 12 months
📅 Start: Sunday 08/03/2026 at 14:00
📍 Location: DIVENESS
🗓 Remaining dates are arranged in coordination with the group.
Price: €1250 + VAT
Includes:
Scuba Diving Instructor School (IDC Course + Course Director)
First Aid Instructor Course
Training in 5 Specialties
Full SCUBAPRO diving equipment
Transport of diving equipment to and from dive sites
DIVENESS facilities (lockers, indoor showers, classroom, etc.)
Pool sessions whenever needed
Supplementary educational material
Not Included:
Instructor Examination (IE) fee & EFR Instructor materials & IDC Instructor materials[€1,684.23]
PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor application fee [€243.50]
PADI EFR Instructor application fee [€151.50]
Applications for additional Instructor Specialties (€59.00 each) [€295.00]
Personal candidate training materials [Depends on missing items]
DAN Diving Insurance [We can arrange insurance if needed. Cost depends on duration]
3 Additional Instructor Specialties
Preparation sessions for Instructor School
WiFi
Coffee, Tea, Water
If you see yourself leading, inspiring, and shaping the next generation of divers, then the DIVENESS IDC is the starting point of your professional journey.
Fill out the interest form and our team will contact you immediately with all the details.
👉 Apply for the IDC here: Application Form
